I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. I am interested in a wide range of scientific problems, ranging from understanding how drops move on surfaces to large scale atmospheric flows. My students and I engage in theoretical, computational and experimental studies. I also run an experimental lab which houses some of the most advanced instruments to study fluid flows. For more details of my research, please see the Research page on this site.
To prospective members of my group: If you are a student in IIT Hyderabad and wish to work in my group, please send me an email. I am always on the look out for bright and motivated students with strong foundations in fluid mechanics. Whether you are a UG student or a PG student, if you think you have the necessary skills and determination to pursue a serious scientific study in my area of research, write to me. If you wish to pursue graduate studies at IIT Hyderabad, you will have to first secure admission to the MTech or PhD program before you write to me.
PhD opening in my group through CIP: There is an opening for a Ph.D. student against the call for an interdisciplinary PhD program at IITH. The problem provides opportunity for experimental work in polymer electrospinning, with additional opportunities for learning numerical simulations (CFD), theoretical modelling and AI/ML-based image processing. The student will be jointly supervised by Dr. Satyavrata Samavedi (Chemical Engg., IITH).
You can find more detailed about the work here . Click on the 'Proposal Document' to find proposal no. IDPHD2025036: "Advancing electrospinning technologies to produce polymeric nanofibers for high-performance applications". This is on page 43. Interested candidates may also look through our recent work in this area and can write to us with questions: hdixit [at] mae.iith.ac.in, samavedi [at] che.iith.ac.in.
Who should apply:
We are looking for a motivated candidate who shows strong commitment to scientific values and is willing to learn. Candidates with a B.Tech/M.Tech in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or B.Sc/M.Sc in Condensed Matter Physics are particularly encouraged to apply, although candidates with similar academic backgrounds are also welcome to apply. You can submit your application at the PhD Admissions Portal
Deadline: 31st October 2025
